Demographic features of the population of North Macedonia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
| Demographics of North Macedonia | |
|---|---|
 North Macedonia population pyramid in 2020 | |
| Population |  1,836,713 (2021)[1] |
| Growth rate | -0.32% (2020)[1] |
| Birth rate | 9.2 per 1,000 (2020)[1] |
| Death rate |  12.4 per 1,000 (2020)[1] |
| Life expectancy |  76.40 years (2020) |
| • male | 74.45 years (2020) |
| • female | 78.41 years (2020) |
| Fertility rate | 1.59 live births per woman (2020)[2][1] |
| Infant mortality rate | 6.7 per 1,000 (2020)[1] |
| Net migration rate | −766 (2020)[2] |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 17.1% (2012) |
| 15–64 years | 71.0% (2011) |
| 65 and over | 11.9% (2012) |
| Sex ratio | |
| At birth | 1.08 male(s)/female (2012) |
| Under 15 | 1.08 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| 15–64 years | 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| 65 and over | 0.78 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | noun: Macedonian(s) adjective: Macedonian |
| Major ethnic | Macedonians (58.44%) (2021) |
| Minor ethnic | Albanians (24.3%) (2021)
Aromanians 0.47% (2021) |
| Language | |
| Official | Macedonian, Albanian |
| Spoken | Macedonian (61.38%) (2021)[4]
Other (0.15%) (2021) |
- ^ a b c d e f "Address by the Director of the State Statistical Office on the completion of the Census 2021".
- ^ a b "Индикатори".
- ^ "State Statistical Office - Census Law - Article 5 (2)" (PDF). State Statistical Office (in Macedonian). 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Macedonia 2002" (PDF). Stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of North Macedonia, 2021 - first dataset" (PDF). Stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "State Statistical Office - Census Law Article 5 (2)" (PDF). State Statistical Office (in Macedonian). 2022-04-08.